Who is better, L. Doherty or R. Doherty?
Laurence Doherty leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 87.9 for Reginald Doherty — a gap of 1.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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L. Doherty vs R. Doherty
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Laurence Doherty above Reginald Doherty: 89.2 vs 87.9. Laurence Doherty leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Reginald Doherty leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
L. DohertyWinner
89.2L. Doherty wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
R. Doherty
87.9R. Doherty wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Laurence Doherty
89.2
L. Doherty leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Laurence Doherty
2. Reginald Doherty
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🏴 Reginald Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Laurence Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825283 titles
-9.9% vs R. Doherty at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 L. Doherty | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 283 | 631 |
| 🏴 R. Doherty | 0 | 0 | 40 | 91 | 314 | 710 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | L. DohertyRetired | R. DohertyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon singles titles | 5 | 4 |
| US Championships | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 3 |
| Davis Cup titles | 4 | 4 |
| Major doubles titles | 8 | — |
| Wimbledon doubles titles | — | 8 |
| Major finals | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
L. Doherty89.2
R. Doherty87.9
The people
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Where does R. Doherty beat L. Doherty?
R. Doherty scores higher on longevity. L. Doherty leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the L. Doherty vs R. Doherty score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. L. Doherty: 89.2, R. Doherty: 87.9.
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